In a crowded pizzeria in the North Beach section of San Francisco sit two men in suits and ties, enjoying their lunch. Bill is thirty something and his friend Steve is in his mid forties. Bill says, "So you never told me about your business trip to Texas. Did you have a good time? Anything interesting happen?"
Steve answers. "Actually, something did happen, but I figured you'd never believe me, so I didn't bother to tell you about it."
"Mmmm, okay, this I've got to hear about, and I promise to believe anything you tell me, short of alien abduction."
"Well alright. I've been dying to tell someone, believe me or not... ...It was late on the Saturday afternoon and with nothing better to do I decided to visit the mall I'd seen a couple blocks from my hotel. I figured there must be some sort of gadget store I could waste a little time in and of course malls are usually a good place for a little casual girl watching.
So I get to the mall and sure enough, I must be in Texas cuz right next to the Victoria's Secret store was a huge store called of all things Stetsons-is-U.S. I'm not kidding. It was aisle after aisle of nothing but cowboy hats as far as the eye could see. I bought one as a gift for the boss.
I stepped out of the store, noticed my shoelace was untied, and walked over to one of those benches that are placed so conveniently around a mall and sat down to tie it. I sat there awhile looking around. There were many attractive women and girls and I was enjoying watching them, but my eye kept wandering back to a lovely young brunette standing in front of the Victoria's Secret. She seemed to be looking anxiously about her and checking her watch. There was something about her. I couldn't keep my eyes off her. And as I watched her she seemed so familiar. And then it struck me. Yes, I was in Texas, but as everyone knows, Texas is a big state. The odds were against it. But there she was just a couple yards away from me. Tawnee Stone. The most beautiful girl on the internet. The only girl who successfully tempted me into paying for the privilege of visiting her website.
As soon as I had recognized her I was on my feet and walking towards her. 'Hi,' I said, holding out my hand. 'My name is Steve. I'm a big fan.'
'Why thank you Steve.' she said, warmly shaking my hand 'It's always nice to meet a fan.'"
Bill said, " You're telling me you met Tawnee Stone? The Tawnee Stone? That is ONE SEXY GIRL."
" She's even sexier in person, but I did more than just meet her. Let me tell my story... ... So then I said to her, 'This is a long shot, I know, but I'd be honored to take you to dinner.' And that is when a miracle happened.
'You know,' her next words were, 'Steve, was it? This is your lucky day. My boyfriend was supposed to meet me here and take me to dinner. He's now...' and here she looked at her watch 'over half an hour late. He's done this once too often. So I would be very glad to go to dinner with you. Let's go.' And then she took my arm.
As I walked through the mall with this internet goddess on my arm I was feeling ten feet tall. I must have been the envy of every man who looked our way."
"Are you trying to make me believe you actually got to take Tawnee Stone to dinner?"